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Yeah, that’s just shit work.
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That is terrible, lazy workmanship.
Imagine that being your job and being comfortable walking away from your own work like that...
They probably rushed to finish so they could get onto the next one. I wouldn’t pay for it without it being rectified. Nothing wrong with ‘Lads, there’s a few bits I’m unhappy with’.
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Theres leaving a gap and taking the piss, thats bloody taking the piss.
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From my experience of when I had my loft converted there is a level of filling, caulking, sanding, etc that needs to be done by the decorators.
That example is beyond that though, it's just a bit slapdash and needs to be redone
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That’s not the greatest bit of skirting, that’s for sure. Getting skirting neat is a tricky job, and the devil is in the detail.
Write a list of things that need sorted and withhold the last bit of payment until they’re fixed. Fairly standard procedure. I guess the tricky bit is knowing what’s ok and what isn’t. Having to caulk a gap is normal, but it’s the size of the gap that’s the problem.
“Putty and paint, make a builder what he ain’t” and all that.
Get some photos of the bits you’re not sure about and people should be able to help assess what’s ok and what isn’t.
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@EstelleGetty @Tenderloin thanks both. Yeah, 10% withheld, so have some bargaining power. I suppose it's not knowing what is/isn't normal at the end of a build. I'm expecting a decorator to come in and be able to crack straight on, without needing to sand walls or fill skirting, but not sure if I'm right?